Education Empowered

About Education Empowered

Welcome to Education Empowered part of the Virtual Instruction Support Services Division of NCDPI. The Rethink Education NC initiative focuses on rethinking education through purposeful blended learning instruction. Like and Subscribe to our podcast on your favorite streaming service. ~ Hosted by Kristine Barberio and Betsy Hicks.

Publisher

NC Rethink Education

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Apr 2022

Latest episode

19 May 2025

Latest episodes

25 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 May 2025

   Episode 11 - Effectively Engaging Students in the Hybrid/Virtual Classroom LIVE episode

   Join us as we kickoff our final course in the 4-part Blended Learning Mini-Course series, Effectively Engaging Students in the Hybrid/Virtual Classroom. In this episode, we discuss all the ways educators can increase engagement for students who are fully virtual or in hybrid learning environments. We answer questions about the unique opportunities and challenges hybrid and virtual educators face.

2. 

   19 May 2025

   Episode 10 - Personalizing Instruction with the FLEX Model LIVE Episode

   Join us as we discuss the Personalizing Instruction with the FLEX Model Course, part of our 4-part Blended Learning Mini-Course series. In this LIVE episode, we discuss the power of personalizing instruction and give answers to the most common questions around this topic.

3. 

   19 May 2025

   Episode 9 - Small Group Instruction with the Rotation Model LIVE episode

   Join us for this LIVE discussion of the Small Group Instruction with the Rotation Model course, part of our 4 part Blended Learning mini-course series. In this episode, we discuss the benefits and challenges of utilizing small group instruction to improve student engagement, personalize learning, and allow for more effective feedback.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

650,076

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 56 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

53

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

60

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